The NFL handed down fines to three Cowboys players after Dallas’ 33-30 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals, adding another layer to a rough Sunday for a team already dealing with the sting of defeat.
DeMarvion Overshown, Rashan Gary and P.J. Locke were all docked for hits in the game, according to the league’s Week 8 accountability report released Saturday.
Overshown was fined $9,528 for unnecessary roughness after using his helmet on a second-quarter play that left Cardinals running back Bam Knight concussed. Knight was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.
That hit immediately sparked talk of whether Overshown might face a suspension, but the league stopped at a fine.
Gary’s penalty was the biggest of the three at $17,911. The 2024 Pro Bowler was fined for a fourth-quarter hit on Gardner Minshew involving contact to the head or neck. On the play, Gary clearly headbutted Minshew as he came in on the quarterback, drawing a penalty on the field as well.
A fan posted a clip of the play and the reaction online turned sharp fast.
"Gary has been a sore thumb all year. not really sure why he is still here," one commenter replied.
Another suggested, "Jimmy Johnson would have cut him for that. That clears up a lot of [expletive] plays."
"Undisciplined front office leads to undisciplined coaching, which leads to undisciplined play on the field. It’s not hard," someone wrote.
Locke took the largest fine of the trio, getting hit for $19,444 after an overtime play in which he lowered his helmet and made helmet-to-helmet contact with Cardinals running back Tyler Allgeier. The first-year Cowboys safety was shaken up and shown on the sideline after the collision.
The Cowboys’ discipline issues have shown up in the numbers, too. According to StatMuse, they rank 10th in the NFL with 60 penalties this season.
Even so, Arizona actually drew more flags in the game itself, finishing with nine penalties for 77 yards compared with Dallas’ seven for 45. But the Cowboys still came out of the night with a loss, three fines and another frustrating result as they try to keep pace in the NFC East.
Dallas now heads to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET looking to put the overtime defeat behind them.
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